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Splits and alliances on leaders' minds as thoughts turn to next elections
PoliticsGreek Politics-generation migrants, civil partnerships for same-sex couples and the recent gender-change law among others) but also because they reveal differences of opinion among opposition parties. However
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NBG makes profit of 20 mln in Q1, NPE stock falls again
EconomyBankinginched up to 82.9. NBG’s NPE and NPL coverage ratios are the highest among its domestic peers... percent in Q4 17) and 76 percent at the group level, which remains the best among the bank’s domestic
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Foreign investors positive on Greece but ease of doing business remains low
EconomyFeatures. The survey was conducted among the 30 chief executives of major foreign groups operating in Greece... framework. Despite the difficulty in doing business in Greece, some positive trends were noted among
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Effort for Greece and Albania to resolve diplomatic differences goes on back burner
PoliticsForeign Policydifferences. The agreement between Athens and Skopje on the name issue has triggered strong reactions among... categorically denied that this is among the matters to be negotiated. The Chams claim rights
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Society”. Among the provisions of the bill was the controversial breakup of the Athens B electoral mega... as a group, recent expats alone would rank among the ten largest electoral districts in Greece (by comparison
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Tsipras to set out path for new cabinet as pension discussion looms
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras will chair the first meeting of his new cabinet on Friday after conducting a reshuffle that was greeted with little enthusiasm within government ranks and derision among the opposition... will unveil a set of fiscal policies aimed at changing the mood among voters. Pension cuts Tsipras
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VAT revenues up in 2016 but rate hikes fail to close gap of 29 pct
EconomyFeaturesof the European Union countries surveyed, Greece fared among the worst in terms of its VAT shortfall, at 29.2... with a gap of 25.9 percent. Greece was also the only country among EU 28 countries in the survey which
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Lenders set to keep coalition waiting for answer on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreed before the third programme was completed. There are mixed views so far among the institutions... are being soft with Athens. Political fallout Tsakalotos will have another chance to gauge opinion among his
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Privatisation revenues edge upward as end-of-year deadline looms
EconomyFeatures, the uproar that the news sparked among the Greek media and public was a good indication of the persisting impression among Greeks that the country has put on a fire sale of its best assets in order
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ND steers greater attention towards institutional failings as elections approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmong the dominant themes in the upcoming election campaign in Greece will be the state of the country’s institutions and the rule of law, which New Democracy sees as areas where it can score points... believes are the government’s institutional failings. There is a feeling among conservatives that Greece
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